23 Dec 2023… Lima Deltic Upgrade Part 2…. Nem Pockets fitted - Rear Reds switchable - New Buffers
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 15 ก.ย. 2024
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Following on from the last video covering the upgrade of my 45yr old Lima Deltic. This time I get cutting and gluing and modify the one piece plastic bogies. I get rid of the large D shape tension lock couplings and fit Nem pockets, enabling the use of any style of coupling. My preference being the magnetic type.
It’s a bit fiddly but well within the doable brackets for most modellers.
The results are excellent.
I also fit a micro-switch to the rear lights so they can be independently switched off when the loco is pulling rolling stock.
And lastly is fit a set of buffers as previously the old girl only had one.
This loco is becoming more and more usable and looks the part when on the layout, just like the more modern kit.
Hope you enjoy the video.
Merry Christmas and All the best for 2024.
Regards…. Steve 👍👍👍
Great video, clear demonstration. Brings the old models into the modern world. Thanks for making the time to share.
Hi Roy. Many thanks for dropping in and your nice comments. Yes it’s very satisfying saving the older models.
Regards…. Steve 👍👍
Hi Steve, great videos, you had me hooked on my second visit. I have just inherited a collection of Lima locos from my dad, they have never been ran and I have been in two minds whether to convert them to dcc for my layout or just display them. Your modernisation of these old locos is extremely interesting, no doubt I’ll be firing all sort of questions your way in the not too distant future. Your videos are very well done and I’m enjoying the content.
Cheers
Ross
Hi Ross… Thanks for watching and your nice comments. How exciting to be taking over your dad’s collection. It will be really interesting and great fun to get them running again. Enjoy enjoy.
Regards … Steve 👍👍👍
Merry Christmas Steve, great job on the deltic really impressed with your micro switch 👍 cheers Al
Hi Al. Thanks for watching. I couldn’t believe how cheap those switches were. I’m trying to think of other mods to use them on.
All the best for Christmas and 2024.
Regards…. Steve 👍👍👍
What ingenious mods they are. Especially loving the NEM pocket. I’ve found the tension lock couplings through the ages don’t always like each other, so to be able to choose the couplings is fantastic.
Merry Christmas Steve, hope to catch up with you next year.
Hey John. Thanks for watching.
I’m sure we will meet up soon.
Best wishes for Christmas and I hope you have a traintastic 2024 🤣👍👍👍
Really good bit of work there Steve. These type of jobs always give you a great deal of satisfaction when complete. Hope you have a good Christmas and New Year . Cheers Euan
Hi Euan. Thanks for dropping in. Yes I really like giving old kit a new lease of life, very satisfying indeed.
Hope you have a merry Christmas and best wishes for 2024
Regards… Steve 👍👍👍
Very Merry Christmas Steve ..Great job on the loco and what a superb job on Lord Al`s Lavvy it looked fab ..Thank you Steve.
Hi Allan. All my very best wishes to you and your family. I hope you all have a great 2024
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Hey Steve, just subbed your great channel, I love the work you do and i find it inspirational to fellow railway modellers like me. Great work. Merry Christmas and above all a happy and prosperous new year.....cheers....🇬🇧
Hi Dean. Thanks for watching and the sub.
I appreciate your very nice and encouraging comments.
Hope you have a great Christmas and all the best for 2024 👍
Regards… Steve 👍
Brilliant! Thanks again for a very helpful video. I think I mentioned the last time I left a comment on how I'd a fleet of these old Lima Deltics that I am trying to upgrade or improve. I've since then been able to acquire a Bachman Prototype Body shell which I am fitting to a Lima chassis so all of the upgrades you have demonstrated will help me in making my Lima/Bachman 'hybrid' a loco worth owing - not to mention improving my other Deltics. Please keep them coming. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Hi Alfie. Thanks for watching and your encouraging comments. I hope you have as much fun doing your very interesting upgrades as I do. Please let me know how it goes with the Bachmann/Lima project.
Hope you have a great Christmas and all the best for 2024.
Regards… Steve 👍👍👍
Hi Steve.
Brilliant job buddy.
Got a Lima Deltic myself great tutorial, would like nem on mine. Great loco.
Got something for you Steve but need an address. Tried to find you on Facebook so I can message you, no luck I'm afraid.
Great tutorial Steve thank you.
Pete.
Hi Pete and thanks for dropping in. I saw the picture on Dragon Jnc. brilliant…I will pm you and we can swap info
Regards…Steve 👍